Fence construction



(No Model.)

N. GILLHAM.

- FENCE CONSTRUCTION.

No. 449,441. Patented Mar. 31, 1891.

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LIYHQ, WASNINGTON n c UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHANIEL GILLHAM, OF OTIVELL, INDIANA.

FENCE CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,441, dated March 31, 1891.

Application filed July 15, 1890. Serial No. 358,797. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, NATHANIEL GILLHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Otwell, in the county of Pike and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence Construction; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fence construction; and it consists in certain novel features, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a panel of my fence. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 illustrates in detail the loops D and E.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the several parts of myinvention by letter, A A represent the bars or rails of my fence, which are of the usual construction, the ends of said rails overlapping each other where they meet at the end of each panel.

The object of my invention is to provide means for inclosing a field, so as to take up as little room as possible, and by making the fence in a straight continuous line, as will be hereinafter explained, I accomplish such result.

The several rails A overlap each other at their ends, and are increased in number according to the height of the proposed fence. In order to hold the overlapping ends of the rails in the position referred to, one above the other, I employ the posts B, which are placed one ,upon each side of said meeting ends and have their lower ends sunk in the ground to a sufficient depth to provide suitable anchorage, while near the top of said posts I arrange the locking-levers O, which are of a suitable length to reach from one side of the posts B back of and pass such posts, as shown, to a suitable distance to provide sufficient leverage. The inner ends of the levers 0 pass within and through the ends of the continuous loop or ring D, the ring D passing around the rails, as clearly shown in the detail view, Fig. 3, and owing to the small size of the loop D it will be seen that the free ends of the levers C will stand out at a wide angle when their inner ends are pushed through the loop, and in order that the posts B may be locked securely against the meeting ends of the rails the free ends of said levers are forced inward toward each other and there secured by the loop E, or in lieu of such loop a bolt may pass through said free ends, as Will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is

In a fence as herein described and shown,

loop E, adapted to hold the free ends of said levers closely to the rails, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NATHANIEL GILLIIAM.

Witnesses:

PETER R. SNYDER, ALFRED TRAYLER. 

